Misirli Ahmet

"You have to lose the rhythm first in order to discover it." Ahmet Y?ld?r?m M?s?rl? Ahmet (Born Ahmet Y?ld?r?m, 1967 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish virtuoso darbuka player. His music spans various genres and carries influences from Indian, Arabic, Latin American and jazz music.

Ahmet Y?ld?r?m

M?s?rl? Ahmet (Born Ahmet Y?ld?r?m, 1967 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish virtuoso darbuka player. His music spans various genres and carries influences from Indian, Arabic, Latin American and jazz music.

Ahmet Y?ld?r?m started his music life playing a Turkish-style darbuka. He states that he was a fairly ordinary player before his travel to Egypt, to play with and learn from some of the best darbuka players; most of all "to find the meaning of his existence" and "to discover the rhythm". Y?ld?r?m lived in the desert-bound valley of Cairo, during which he developed his unique technique, now known as the split-finger technique, which allows for very quick playing.

Y?ld?r?m came to be known as "M?s?rl? Ahmet" (Ahmet of Egypt) after his journey. He is called "Ahmed el Turk?" (Turkish Ahmet) in Egypt.